Clutch problems in hot weather

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Clutch problems in hot weather

Clutch problems in hot weather 
Gary said 2005-04-07 19:45 
 
Hi.. In very hot weather (or if the bike´s standing an a traffic line for a long time) the cluch gradually fades away to nothing. Pulling over and letting it cool down again restores it to normal.

I looked at the way the clutch line is run on my bike and it seems to be routed directly over the top of the engine.

This is obviously a heat problem and I have a hunch that fitting a braided steel hose will help, I just wondered if anyone else had experienced this and found some other way round it (re-routing the hose... heavier grade fluid etc)?

Thanks for any help,

Gary (I´m UK based but my bike´s in New Hampshire) 
 
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